Burner



June 23, 1925.

v R. H. STAPLES BURNER Filed Feb. 24, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY WITNESS:

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BURNER.

Application filed February .24, 1923. Serial No. 620,982.

v structed that it can be used in cook stoves,

furnaces and the like. I

-Another object of the invention is to so form the parts that the flames will be forced against the walls of the firebox and to make the parts removable so that the burner can be easily cleaned.

Another object of the invention is to provide the burner with a wick of asbestos so that the fuel is easily lighted.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and s ecifically pointed out in' the appended c a1 m.'

In vdescribing my invention in detail, ref-f erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the severalviews, and in wh1ch: I

Figure 1 is a view' with parts in section showing the invention in use in a cook stove. Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the burner itself.

Figure 3 is a plan view of Figure 2 with part of the cover broken away.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig- I ure 2. v

Figure 5 is an elevation of a burner for use in'a furnace. 4

Figure 6 is a sectional view through such furnace. r Figures 7 and 8 are detail views. As shown in Figure 1 the burner A is placed in'the fire box B of the stove and the urner is connected b the pipes C with an oil tank D, the arts in so arrangedthat the oil will be ed to the urner by gravity. The supply of-oil to the burner is controlled by the valve E. The burner used in a cook stove is of substantially rectangular shape while that used in a furnace is of circular adjacent the wick.

shape. .The burner A comprises a base 1 which is formed with a trough 2, the inner. wall of the tion h being formed bya flange 3 which forms t e outer wall of a groove 4 which is adapted to contain a wick 5 of asbestos or the like. A pair of elongated openings 6 are formed in the device so as to permit air to pass from the point belqwthe bottom of the device to the top thereof, the walls of the opening being extended to provide the flanges 7 which extend to a considerable distance above the base proper. The inlet pipe 8 extends through the base at the center thereof and is arranged be- I tween the-air o nin this i e bei connected with the dblive y pipe? 6. Th b cover 9 is provided with the projections 10 which engage the outer ends of the walls of the air openings so that the cover is supported above said openings and the wick with its flange directly over the flange 3 though spaced a from said flange. v

From the above it will be seen that when the valve is open the oil will flow from the pipe; 8 into the wick groove 4, thus saturating the wick 5. The valve is kept open until the wick' groove overflow into the trou h in the base. The valve is then closed an a match applied to the wick. After the burner has been lighted a few seconds the-valve can be opened again and by re flow of oil to the burner by thls valve the flame of the burnercan be controlled. The parts are so constructed that the blaze from the burner will be directed against the walls lating the of the fire box and attention is called to the fact that there are no parts to interfere with this flame.

When the device ,is to'be used in a furnace it is made of round construction, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, only one air port 6' being used'and this being circular and.

located inthe middle ofthe device. The inlet port 8 is located adjacent one side of the wick groove. The cover in this construction is also of circular shape,as shown at Q and it is provided with projections 10' which engage the upper part of the wall of the air .port 6'. The action of this device is the same as those before described.

As will be seen the device is extremely simple, and asthe cover can be lifted off, the burner can easily be kept clean. It can also be lighted by placing a lighted match The oil groove encircles the air intake so that perfect combustion is insured and as the Wick is located in the groove it is very easy to light the burner. As the burner becomes hot the oil automatically changes to gas. The burner is very easily cleaned as it is .only necessary to lift the reflector or cover and brush the burner to remove carbon and the like.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A burner of the class described comprising a base having a vertically arranged air passage therein, a flange formed on the upper portion of the base and forming a continuation of the air passage, a groove formed in the base adjacent the flange, a wick, in said groove, a trough formed in the base, between the groove and the periphery of the base, said trough being deeper than the groove, a flanged c over, projections thereon engaging the top of the flange to support the cover in spaced relation to the flange and means for delivering oil to the wick groove.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

RALPH H. STAPLES. 

